1. According to the 2014 Farm Bill, certain farm programs have been applied for to thesoybean commodity. They include,
-Price Loss Coverage - PLC payments
-Agriculture Risk Coverage - ARC payments
-Marketing Assistance Loans - MALs
2.
- PLC is used when the national average farm price for a coveted commodity is below the reference price (statutorily decided)
-ARC is triggered when crop revenue is below guaranteed level
-MALs offer interim financing for the loan commodities
-The enacted 2014 farm bill sets a $125,000 per person cap on the total of PLC, ARC, marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments.
-The limit applies to the total from all covered commodities except peanuts, which has a separate $125,000 limit.
-Also, to be eligible for payments, persons must be “actively engaged” in farming.
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